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照片zhào piànphotograph

HSK 3word

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照片 (zhào piàn) means "photograph." It appears in 这是我家的照片 (This is a photograph of my family) and 你的照片很好看 (Your photograph looks great). A speaker also asks 这是谁的照片? (Whose photograph is this?), and the answer is 是我朋友的照片 (It's my friend's photograph). It combines 照 (photo) and 片 (film).

What does 照片 mean?

  1. 1.

    photographnoun

What do the characters in 照片 mean?

  • 照photo
  • 片film

How do you use 照片?

See it in 这是我家的照片 and 你的照片很好看.

What are some examples of 照片 in a sentence?

  1. 这是我家的照片。

    Zhè shì wǒ jiā de zhàopiàn.

    This is a photograph of my family.

  2. 你的照片很好看。

    Nǐ de zhàopiàn hěn hǎokàn.

    Your photograph looks great.

How is 照片 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这是谁的照片?

    Zhè shì shéi de zhàopiàn?

    Whose photograph is this?

  2. Speaker B:

    是我朋友的照片。

    Shì wǒ péngyou de zhàopiàn.

    It's my friend's photograph.

  3. Speaker A:

    他在哪儿?

    Tā zài nǎr?

    Where is he?

  4. Speaker B:

    他在北京。

    Tā zài Běijīng.

    He's in Beijing.

Can you use 照片 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这是我家的___。 (This is a photograph of my family.)
  2. 2.What does 你的照片很好看。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你的___很好看。 (Your photograph looks great.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.